| Entity | Entity Type |
|---|---|
| West Midlands County Trunked Systems (5) | Trunked |
| West Midlands County | Category |
| Businesses | Business Group |
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2,591,300. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. The county consists of seven metropolitan boroughs: the City of Birmingham, the City of Coventry and the City of Wolverhampton, plus Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall.
The West Midlands is landlocked, and as a ceremonial county borders the counties of Warwickshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south, and Staffordshire to the north.